Wire-bending hand tool (6)
I believe the answer is:
pliers
'wire-bending hand tool' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for pliers that I've seen before include "Gripping tool with two serrated jaws" , "Perils (anag)" , "Workmen's tools" , "Nippers" , "Gripping tool, kind of pincers" .)